Minecraft:Third Drop 2026

The third game drop of 2026 is an upcoming, currently unnamed Minecraft:game drop that will release in the third quarter of 2026. It focuses on the Minecraft:dappled forest biome, adding poplar trees with three different colors of Minecraft:leaves, a new wood type and new nature blocks. It also adds Minecraft:wool stairs, slabs, cushions and straw beds alongside a new structure, the Minecraft:abandoned camp. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026.

Some features of this drop will be released earlier as an Minecraft:experiment in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40.

Additions

Poplar wood set:

File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
- Grows into a poplar tree.
File:Red Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Yellow Poplar Leaves.png Minecraft:Poplar leaves
- Comes in red, orange, and yellow varieties.
  - Produces falling leaf particles that match the leaf color, fall as frequently as pale oak or cherry.
    File:Poplar leaves particle example.png
    Falling poplar leaves
- Emits ambient sounds when attached to any log and next to at least 3 of the same type of leaves in its four horizontal directions.
File:Poplar Log.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Log.png Minecraft:Poplar log and Minecraft:stripped poplar log
File:Poplar Wood.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Wood.png Minecraft:Poplar wood and Minecraft:stripped poplar wood
File:Poplar Planks.png Minecraft:Poplar planks

A mushroom variant found naturally on poplar and fallen poplar trees.
Comes in two sizes.
- Template:Ctrl Minecraft:bone meal on a small shelf mushroom grows it into a large one.
- Breaking a large shelf mushroom drops two shelf mushroom items.
Can only be placed on full sides of blocks.
Is bouncy when fallen on by entities.
Can be used as an ingredient for Minecraft:mushroom stew, Minecraft:suspicious stew and Minecraft:rabbit stew.

A new type of bed which can be used to sleep through the night without changing the spawn point.
4 straw beds are crafted with 3 Minecraft:hay bales.
Can be stacked to 16.
It can only be used once and will be destroyed after use.
- When used in the Nether or the End, it will be destroyed upon use without further consequences.
Generates in abandoned camps.

A decorative block-like entity that can be sat on, and can be placed on any surface.
- Breaks when moved by Minecraft:pistons or when the supporting block is removed.
- Can be collided by blocks.
Comes in 16 colors.
Can be stacked to 16.
Crafted from 3 Minecraft:wool slabs of the respective color.
Generates in abandoned camps.

A Minecraft:tree that generates in dappled forests.
Sometimes has Minecraft:shelf mushrooms growing on it.
Comes in three different colors of leaves: orange, red, and yellow. The color of the tree is randomly decided upon world generation.
File:Poplar Fallen Log.png Fallen poplar trees contain brown mushrooms and shelf mushrooms as well.

A structure that generates on the surface of the Overworld.
The tent consists mainly of Minecraft:white wool stairs, Minecraft:fences and Minecraft:straw beds.
Its appearance and structure vary significantly depending on the biome, with variations such as containing a stone shelter or having Minecraft:leaves or Minecraft:cobwebs, a Minecraft:tree, a pond, or a Minecraft:crop farm.
Contains loot in Minecraft:chests, Minecraft:barrels or in a rare Minecraft:oxidized copper chest.

Can now be crafted with any combination of two mushrooms instead of specifically requiring one Minecraft:red mushroom and one Minecraft:brown mushroom.

The first Preview for this drop mentioned "the wandering trader's hidden stashes" as new features, in the description for the Minecraft:experiment. The second Preview changed this to "the abandoned camps".